As I understand it the very first round of PS3s had all the ps2 hardware (the actual emotion engine processor and associated logic units - there was no gpu as such in the PS2 but some co-processors that did maths basically) which itself ran ps1 game just like the ps2 did. The emotion engine cpu was taken out in later models while some of the chips remained so it was hybrid hardware and software, then all of it was removed for software emulation only in just a few or models and that was the hit and miss parts. Then ps2 emulation was dropped entirely in the slim models I think. However, ands I didn't know this, all PS3s play ps1 games but maybe the article I'm fact checking against is from before the last PS3 slim was released. It would make sensed for the PS1 classics you can still download to be running on an official ps1 emulator still included with the ps2 Linux OS.

The original 60gb PS3 worked with pretty much all games afaik, there were a few that had bugs or didn't run for some reason. It's a great retro nostalgia machine. There isn't really anything else like it. Shame it is pretty much guaranteed to die unless you carve the cpu apart with a literal knife.

I still have my 60GB PS3 as well but the disc drive is dead. I bought a replacement on eBay but I got the cables wrong (apparently Sony used a range of disc drives) therefore I sold it again and so ended my brief dabble with messing around with PC related innards.

Dual wrote:This doesn't appeal in the same way as SNES. 16 bit has real retro style with chiptune sfx and the limitations of what could be done graphically meant they had they had to push boundaries of imagination. I played Star fox for the first time and was really impressed. They are timeless.

Ps1 on the other hand I think looks blocky and doesn't have the same charm. It is a period of gaming that has not aged well. Maybe I might feel different in another 10 years.

This is what I'm thinking. Whilst the PS1 undoubtedly had some true classics, it's technology and games was of the new generation of 3D games (which we still have today) - but now that 3D looks very dated. The SNES Classic mini games are mostly 2D so have a more cartoon like , and perhaps, ageless quality about them. Are gamers really going to be wanting to play old 3D titles?

But lets not kid ourselves there is a tremendous amount of nostalgia for the PS1 and for how it changed gaming. It is an iconic console and with a wisely curated selection of games it will do great. But what would make it super cool is if you could log in with your PSN account and get trophies on the game.

Dual wrote:This doesn't appeal in the same way as SNES. 16 bit has real retro style with chiptune sfx and the limitations of what could be done graphically meant they had they had to push boundaries of imagination. I played Star fox for the first time and was really impressed. They are timeless.

Ps1 on the other hand I think looks blocky and doesn't have the same charm. It is a period of gaming that has not aged well. Maybe I might feel different in another 10 years.

This is what I'm thinking. Whilst the PS1 undoubtedly had some true classics, it's technology and games was of the new generation of 3D games (which we still have today) - but now that 3D looks very dated. The SNES Classic mini games are mostly 2D so have a more cartoon like , and perhaps, ageless quality about them. Are gamers really going to be wanting to play old 3D titles?

But lets not kid ourselves there is a tremendous amount of nostalgia for the PS1 and for how it changed gaming. It is an iconic console and with a wisely curated selection of games it will do great. But what would make it super cool is if you could log in with your PSN account and get trophies on the game.

I think the Crash remake showed there is definitely nostalgia for PS1. I'd love to see it but imagine the licensing involved to get the games everyone would want would be impossible given that they're nearly all third party.

Dual wrote:This doesn't appeal in the same way as SNES. 16 bit has real retro style with chiptune sfx and the limitations of what could be done graphically meant they had they had to push boundaries of imagination. I played Star fox for the first time and was really impressed. They are timeless.

Ps1 on the other hand I think looks blocky and doesn't have the same charm. It is a period of gaming that has not aged well. Maybe I might feel different in another 10 years.

This is what I'm thinking. Whilst the PS1 undoubtedly had some true classics, it's technology and games was of the new generation of 3D games (which we still have today) - but now that 3D looks very dated. The SNES Classic mini games are mostly 2D so have a more cartoon like , and perhaps, ageless quality about them. Are gamers really going to be wanting to play old 3D titles?

But lets not kid ourselves there is a tremendous amount of nostalgia for the PS1 and for how it changed gaming. It is an iconic console and with a wisely curated selection of games it will do great. But what would make it super cool is if you could log in with your PSN account and get trophies on the game.

I think the Crash remake showed there is definitely nostalgia for PS1. I'd love to see it but imagine the licensing involved to get the games everyone would want would be impossible given that they're nearly all third party.

On the other hand I'd imagine a lot of those third parties would love to get a slice of the Mini console pie after seeing what happened with the NES/SNES classics.

I think there's a disconnect between places like NeoGaf (many so out of touch they thought there was no appetite for Crash Bandicoot) and some video game journalists who think PS1 titles have aged. Mass market says different. PS4 reboot of Crash is out and people still want to go and play the originals.

"When we've dabbled with backwards compatibility, I can say it is one of those features that is much requested, but not actually used much. That, and I was at a Gran Turismo event recently where they had PS1, PS2, PS3 and PS4 games, and the PS1 and the PS2 games, they looked ancient, like why would anybody play this?"

"When we've dabbled with backwards compatibility, I can say it is one of those features that is much requested, but not actually used much. That, and I was at a Gran Turismo event recently where they had PS1, PS2, PS3 and PS4 games, and the PS1 and the PS2 games, they looked ancient, like why would anybody play this?"

Of all the things that happen within this Industry, all the bullshit and stunts pulled, company execs telling us what we want as opposed to giving us what we want really does grate.

To answer this dickheads question: because I like playing classic PSone games. A good game is a good game, even many of the 'ancient ones'.

I wrote a blog post on this very idea a month or two back talking about what games could go on one taking both license issues and size into account etc I think it's a perfectly workable idea and I think Sony would handle it better than nintendo, if demand was high they'd just make more and get more cash etc unlike Nintendo who just seem to want to make 2 units for every 22 who want one then celebrate that there product is sold out.